Description
The AVXSCANONLINE.AvxScanOnlineCtrl.1 ActiveX control in BitDefender Scan Online allows remote attackers to (1) obtain sensitive information such as system drives and contents or (2) use the RequestFile method to download and execute arbitrary code via an object codebase that uses bitdefender.cab.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 2
- Softwin BitDefender - AvxScanOnlineCtrl COM Object Arbitrary File Upload / Execution EDB-24024 · remote · Apr 19, 2004 · verified
- Softwin BitDefender - AvxScanOnlineCtrl COM Object Information Disclosure EDB-24025 · remote · Apr 19, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- bitdefender-avxscanonline-code-execution(15911) vdb-entry
- 10174 vdb-entry
- 20040420 Re: BitDefender Scan Online(ActiveX) - Remote File Download & Execute & Private Information Disclosure mailing-list
- 11427 third-party-advisory
- 10175 vdb-entry
- 1009862 vdb-entry
- 5549 vdb-entry
- 20040419 BitDefender Scan Online(ActiveX) - Remote File Download & Execute & Private Information Disclosure mailing-list